Selective mutism can be a confusing term. It may be better understood as situational mutism. This may help you navigate it.

I'm only speaking to this topic from my experience and discussions I've had with doctors over the years. My analysis is not a rather scientific one, but there are many studies that cover this in ...

Q: My five-year-old daughter started kindergarten this year and I have been getting a lot of calls from her teacher about issues in the classroom. Her teacher keeps telling me that my daughter does ...

Rachel Ling Gordon wasn’t always so outgoing. When she was a toddler, she was diagnosed with selective mutism, a social communication anxiety disorder. Wowing the crowd at a magic show is no small ...

Noah has selective mutism, a childhood anxiety disorder characterized by the inability to speak in social settings. So most days while he is at preschool, his mother, Julie Nicodemus, is in an empty ...